Analyzing your site systematically
Saturday December 31, 2005
When you've decided to evaluate your site using analytics, it's important to do it in a systematic fashion so that you get the most out of what you're measuring. Also, ... Read More
I run a Web site, do you?
Friday December 30, 2005
You know, no matter what you call it, if you have to enter http:// in your browser URL window or you click a link on another Web page, then you're ... Read More
Do you get good results in search engines?
Thursday December 29, 2005
One of the most exciting things for me is when one of my friends says to me "I was searching in Google for something, and your name came up as ... Read More
You may think you know, but I get asked this a lot
Wednesday December 28, 2005
What is a style sheet? The tricky part of this question is that there are a lot of correct answers, and many, if not most, would be correct in reference ... Read More
Are you getting the most out of your words
Tuesday December 27, 2005
Web writing is a lot of condensation of words. If you can say it in 10 words, your Web editor will ask you to say it in 5 (or 3). ... Read More
It is still okay to use tables - just not for layout...
Monday December 26, 2005
I suppose I should be gratified at how well some people have taken to heart what I say and write. I have been very emphatic in the past about not ... Read More
Do you write good? ;-)
Sunday December 18, 2005
Writing well for the Web takes more than just a spell-checker and basic language skills. Web writing is a different format than writing for other media. These ten tips will ... Read More
My personal style guide
Saturday December 17, 2005
If you're building a Web page, you want to have a style guide that defines how the pages should look and what headline to use where, and so on. When ... Read More
Dress up your quotations
Friday December 16, 2005
I really like Cascading Style Sheets. They are just fun. And they allow you to have so much control over your Web pages. More than you possibly ever dreamed. Take ... Read More
Killer robots ate my Web site
Thursday December 15, 2005
Okay, that really didn't happen, but robots do visit your Web site, probably a lot more often than you realize. When you know what they're doing you can make sure ... Read More
Rack space
Wednesday December 14, 2005
If you say you're buying rack space, firstly, you'll sound really cool, but secondly you're probably setting up your co-lo. But there's more to rackspace than just, well, space on ... Read More
Managed and unmanaged Co-location
Tuesday December 13, 2005
There are a lot of terms that you need to understand before you can make an educated choice about co-location. Getting a managed or unmanaged site can make a huge ... Read More
Coming up short - using abbreviations on Web pages
Monday December 12, 2005
You know, it's annoying to me that Internet Explorer 6 still does not support the <abbr> tag. I mean, it's been in the specification for years, why not add it ... Read More
Colocation is a viable choice
Sunday December 11, 2005
I've been using colocation for my Web hosting needs for over a year now, and I have to say that I love it. Yes, I could probably find cheaper options, ... Read More
Are you using alt tags?
Saturday December 10, 2005
It's funny to me how many pages still aren't using the alt attribute on images. It's such a little thing that makes a huge difference in accessibility. And if that ... Read More
Future of the Web
Friday December 9, 2005
HTML has taken the Web very far, but it can't really take it much farther, so there needs to be a next step in the future of HTML and the ... Read More
Web typography
Friday December 9, 2005
If you're still using the <font> tag to define how your type looks on your pages, you are sorely behind the times. CSS allows you so much more flexibility and ... Read More
Using Dreamweaver's site builder
Thursday December 8, 2005
Do you know that Dreamweaver has an extensive site management tool within it? This site builder makes it easy to upload or download all the files in a specific site ... Read More
I hate "click here"
Wednesday December 7, 2005
If I could get rid of one phrase on the Web "click here" would be gone, purged from the records, and never allowed to be used. It is a useless ... Read More
I don't think it's possible to separate content from design
Tuesday December 6, 2005
I know, this is heresy in some circles. It is, in fact, the backbone of what makes up a content management system. The idea is that content is just the ... Read More
Keep your CSS organized
Monday December 5, 2005
If you keep your CSS stylesheets organized you'll have an easier time maintaining your site in the long run. One of the things many people forget about when building CSS ... Read More
Still waiting for news...
Saturday December 3, 2005
But today is the day that the Adobe acquisition of Macromedia is expected to close. It's not sure what this acquisition will mean, but hopefully at least for the short ... Read More